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Blog: the dust of everyday life (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Blog: andrea joseph's sketchblog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Blog: Young Adult (& Kid's) Books Central (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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In the 1950s, Franny must cope with coming of age and do so with a birth defect—a crippled foot. She hates the orthopedic shoes she must wear as much as she hates the limp that defines her as “different.” Putting on a good front, Franny focuses on getting along with others and being exceptionally generous. But when freshman year of high school begins, new pressures pile on her. The final straw occurs at ... Click here to read more.
Blog: andrea joseph's sketchblog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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My drawings are, to say the least, highly detailed. Often I over do it. I know I do. It frustrates the hell out of me that I just cannot let a drawing be. So, on the odd occasion when I create something and resist the urge to cross hatch the hell out of it it I feel quite pleased with myself. Those drawings often become my favourites. Probably because they make a refreshing change.
Here's one of those. It's another from the Jane Austen book.
Blog: andrea joseph's sketchblog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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OK, this is the last thing I am going to say about shoes, from now on. I feel like I've talked about nothing but bloody shoes recently. So, I'm changing the subject. From my next post, of course.
Blog: andrea joseph's sketchblog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Ooops. Apparently gold pencil does not look anything like it should when you scan it.
I've had a kind of impromptu holiday that has involved a huge amount of walking. Walking in unsuitable shoes. It seems, I, without fail, always wear totally unsuitable shoes for every occasion. Over my weekend break this has included wearing the tiniest little ballet pumps, with an ever increasing hole in the sole, for eight hours around a theme park in the rain and a pair of mini kitten heels around a cobbled street village. Ouch.
Blog: andrea joseph's sketchblog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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As promised, here is the second method I use, when it comes to drawing shoes. This, it has to be said, is my favourite method of all. And, I use it not only for drawings shoes but for most of the still life drawings that I make. In fact, this is probably how about 90% of them were created. My friend says it's cheating, but I don't think so. This method means that everything I draw is the actual size of the object. Plus, for me, it brings the object and the drawing closer together. I feel that the object really becomes a part of the drawing when I draw like this;
Method 2
Oh, and by the way, I have used exactly the same tools as in the last post minus the tracing paper. You don't need that.
Step 1. Get your Converse boot, or whatever it is you want to draw, and draw around it. Yes, actually put it on the page and draw around it. I've used pencil to get the initial shape in the drawing above. It'll never be true to shape, because it depends what angle you are coming from (in so many ways), but I like that.
Step 2. Then draw around the pencil outline with a ballpoint to give you a ballpoint outline (apologies for the totally bloody obviousness of what I'm saying). It doesn't matter if it differs from the pencil outline, it's your shoe and your drawing.
Blog: Bit by Bit (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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It's been hectic recently and my sleep patterns are completely shot, but the good news is that I've completed almost everything (despite procrastinative measures) on my list for the moment, and that I truly enjoyed every moment of my latest drawing, above.
I dug up an old lace-up shoe from the depths of my closet where it was hiding amongst multiplying dust devils, and added a bit of a quirky twist. The idea of the driver dog came to me while I was walking my own two, who would love nothing more than to dash ahead of themselves. The model for the above was my brown Bertha--she was quite happy to pose her profile for the camera :)
Below is a text design for my nephew, hope he likes it!
Dog Driving a Shoe cards & gifts at Floating Lemons at Zazzle
Kaelen cards & gifts at Floating Lemons Typography at Zazzle
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It's been hectic recently and my sleep patterns are completely shot, but the good news is that I've completed almost everything (despite procrastinative measures) on my list for the moment, and that I truly enjoyed every moment of my latest drawing, above.
I dug up an old lace-up shoe from the depths of my closet where it was hiding amongst multiplying dust devils, and added a bit of a quirky twist. The idea of the driver dog came to me while I was walking my own two, who love nothing more than to dash ahead of themselves. The model for the above was my brown Bertha--she was quite happy to pose her profile for the camera :)
Below is a text design for my nephew, hope he likes it!
Dog Driving a Shoe cards & gifts at Floating Lemons at Zazzle
Kaelen cards & gifts at Floating Lemons Typography at Zazzle
Add a CommentBlog: andrea joseph's sketchblog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: shoes, shoe, woodland, book on a blog, children's book, Add a tag
So, obviously, everything I said in the last post was a big fat fib.
I'm a liar. A liar. And, it seems, my pants are, indeed, on fire.
Blog: andrea joseph's sketchblog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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This is very strange. Not that I'm drawing shoes, trainers to be specific, in ballpoint pen. That's probably pretty predictable. What's strange is using somebody else's pc and somebody else's scanner. It all looks so strange. I have no idea what the quality of this scan looks like to you, but it's not looking great from where I am sitting. Which is in somebody else's chair.
Still feeling a bit blue about my scanning issues.
But shoes always seem to cheer me up. View my shoe collection HERE.
Blog: andrea joseph's sketchblog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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You know, I'm in split minds about New Years resolutions. Yes, I do believe that possibly they are a way of setting yourself up for failure. However, last year, with the help of my very talented friend, Caryl Hart, I found out the value of writing a business plan. Huh? Well, in some ways, a business plan and New Years resolutions are pretty similar.
Anyway, I thought I'd go ahead and set out a few drawing aims for the year.
One of those aims is to go in search of my perfect Mod drawing.
The 1960s are my absolute favourite time in history. I'm always inspired by the Mod movement. My love of it started with those 60s British black and white films and grew deeper through my fathers record collection. The style, the clothes, the music, the art, I love everything about it. It's always there, in the backseat of my mind, and has been since I was a kid. I think there's something important about those things you got into when you were a kid. Something authentic, maybe. So I want to make a drawing that reflects that. A drawing that I feel really pleased with. I have a strong idea, so I'll be researching it. Lots. Through my pens, of course.
What does all that have to do with desert boots? Well, for those not in the know, they were part of the uniform of any self respecting young Mod.
So, that's one of my drawing resolutions for the year. I'll be setting out the rest, post by post, over the next couple of weeks.
Blog: andrea joseph's sketchblog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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I love that time when you are just about to fall asleep. That moment inbetween awake and asleep. It's such an creative space. For example, last night at that very moment, I just knew that I had to, that I really really must, add a woodgrain to the background of this ole drawing. Why? Who can say. I could analyse it, but I think it's best not to.
And, what can I say about my last post? Just that I am completley blown away by the response. I'm still speechless (not that you'd notice), and will be sure to keep you posted on the building of the AJ empire. Thank you, all, so very much.
A little note, too, about my mate (from the last post). He really is very supportive and has invested both his time and money into my business. He was, actually, secretly, very pleased with himself for whipping up such a response. Of course, he now believes he's saved my blog from going to rack and ruin.
One more thing, you can now follow A Heavy Soul on Twitter. That's me by the way. Andrea Joseph was already taken. The swines!
And another thing, I can't believe I've dug out this sketchbook again. You'd have thought I'd spent enough time on it. SEE.
Cheers, my dears.
Blog: andrea joseph's sketchblog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
JacketFlap tags: shoes, collection, shoe, black, ballpoint, biro, Add a tag
This was going to be a quick simple drawing of all my black shoes. Quick. Simple. My arse.
Blog: Poetry for Children (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Among all the other month-long celebrations, April is also National Garden Month with people planting and pruning all around me. Since we moved into this home last December, we are working to get the landscaping renewed and refreshed—watering and fertilizing and planting perennials. We put in a whole new lawn in the backyard where a large shade tree had killed all the grass (and we’re cutting the tree back a bit, too, of course). One of my favorite parts of this process is walking barefoot on the new, soft, cool lawn (of St. Augustine grass).
Going barefoot is such a treat in childhood—freeing and often forbidden (unless you can't afford shoes-- which is another story). A new poetry collection celebrates those barefoot feelings and experiences: Barefoot; Poems for Naked Feet by Stefi Weisburd, illustrated by Lori McElrath-Eslick (Honesdale, PA: Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press, 2008). It includes 27 poems in a variety of forms with appealing watercolor illustrations expanding each one. Many of the poems address the fun, obvious aspects of feet at play, in babyhood, in shoes, jumping, dancing, walking, at the beach, in the pool, plus footrubs, pedicures, and even Mehndi painting. What a fun example of a topic that children can explore in concrete ways from multiple perspectives.
Here’s just a sampling:
Shoe Tattoo
by Stefi Weisburd
Tight shoes,
ribbed socks,
leave lines
embossed.
Streams and hills,
fields of wheat.
A tiny landscape
on my feet!
From: Barefoot; Poems for Naked Feet by Stefi Weisburd, illustrated by Lori McElrath-Eslick. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press, 2008, p. 27.
This is Stefi’s first book for young people, although she has published much notable poetry for adults. Watch for more from this fresh voice.
For more poetry about body parts and movement:
Adoff, Arnold. 1979. I am the Running Girl. New York: Harper & Row.
Brown, Calef. 2000. Dutch Sneakers and Flea Keepers: 14 More Stories. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
Cole, Joanna, comp. 1989. Anna Banana: 101 Jump-Rope Rhymes. Illus. by Alan Tiegreen. New York: HarperTrophy.
Creech, Sharon. 2004. Heartbeat. New York: HarperCollins.
Dotlich, Rebecca Kai. 2003. In the Spin of Things: Poetry of Motion. Honesdale, PA: Wordsong/Boyds Mills Press.
Grimes, Nikki. 2000. Shoe Magic. New York: Orchard Books.
Mayo, Margaret. 2002. Wiggle Waggle Fun: Stories and Rhymes for the Very Very Young. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.
McCord, David. 1999. Every Time I Climb a Tree. New York: Little Brown.
Sierra, Judy. 2005. Schoolyard Rhymes: Kids’ Own Rhymes for Rope Skipping, Hand Clapping, Ball Bouncing, and Just Plain Fun. New York: Knopf.
Wolf, Allan. 2003. The Blood-Hungry Spleen and Other Poems About Our Parts. Ill. by Greg Clark. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick.
Wong, Janet. 2007. Twist: Yoga Poems. McElderry.
Try going barefoot again this month!
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Blog: andrea joseph's sketchblog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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I've been drawing against the clock. Trying to get this finished before midnight. I had a request for a green Converse. This is the third attempt, and it still isn't right. There are definitely some perspective issues. Still, I'm calling it done. I did try. I gave it my best shot. What more do you want? A unicorn?
Happy Birthday beautiful girl.
Blog: OUPblog (Login to Add to MyJacketFlap)
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Farewell poetry month! Till we meet again next year here is a poem to ponder by David Acevedo.
I love them either way!!!<3
Though I can totaly understand the sweet feeling of refreshing change by our own selves!!!***
I had to laugh at your complaint about being too detailed in your work, because that is exactly what I admire about it! I simply would never have the patience to be so precise. Your work is beautiful!
That is beautiful in it's simplicity.
I love detail too, it's hard to leave a picture alone sometimes!
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I love it! You're right, sometimes simplicity is best, but I'm also in awe of your crosshatching...
question...what type of pens do you use for your colored drawings? I can't seem to find good ones. I'm finding refreshing change in just sketching instead of painting. I thank you for the inspiration!
Thank you, guys.
Tahirih, coloured ballpoints or Pilot fineliners are my faves. This is a Pilot G-tec. The brightly coloured drawings are colour ballpoints. Very cheap stuff.
Cheers, my dears.
And, BTW I don't endorse Thomas Sabo neclaces. I'm sure they are thouroughly trashy.
Wonderful drawing :o)